Koyikkal Palace
If
you want to know the exact location of Koyikkal Palace, remember that
this popular palace is located at Nedumangad, which is about 19kms from
Trivandrum or Thiruvananthapuram (capital city of Kerala). Actually this
palace was built for Umayamma Rani of the Venad Royal Family. It should
be noted that Umayamma Rani ruled this land between 1677 & 1684. A
Folklore Museum & a Numismatics Museum set by the Archeology
Department can be seen in this Koyikkal Palace. If anyone gets a chance
to visit this palace, then definitely you must visit it. You will be
able to see the Koyikkal palace in traditional Kerala style. In general
we can say that nalukettu, slanting roofs & courtyards are the
attractive parts of this palace. Do you want to know the important
features of this Koyikkal palace? Now the new generations of Kerala may
have an opportunity to study the culture & traditions of ancient
Kerala. So check the points given below to understand more about
Koyikkal Palace.Important features of Koyikkal Palace
I have already mentioned about the two museums which are seen in the Koyikkal Palace. The Numismatics museum
contains coins that are obtained from different eras as well as
different parts of the world. The Numismatics museum is present in the
ground floor of the Koyikkal Palace. Ottaputhen, Erattaputhen,
Kaliyugarayan Panam (oldest coins of Kerala state), Amaida (Venetian
coin presented to Jesus Christ) etc are the important properties of this
Numismatics museum. Other valuable items present in the Numismatics
museum are Karsha, Rasi, Sreekrishna Rasi, Anantharayan Panam, Kochi
Puthen, Lakshmi Varaham, Coin Mints & Rasi Palaka. I know now you
are in curiosity to know the importance of the above mentioned items.
Karsha is a 2500 year old coin & it is considered to be the most
valuable Indian coin that is present in the Numismatics museum of the
Koyikkal Palace located in Nedumangad. When considering Rasi that is
present in this museum, note that it is the world's smallest coin. But
Sreekrishna Rasi is one of the regional coins that was issued by the
local kings who ruled Kerala in the 10th century. In simple terms we can
say that Rasi Palaka is a coin board. That means it is a board made of
wood that is used for counting small coins. The first modern gold coin
which was in circulation in Travancore during the 15th & 17th
centuries is the Anantharayan Panam. But when considering Kochi Puthen
& Lakshmi Varaham, the former is the coin of Kochi Kingdom while
latter is the silver coins minted in Travancore. 
When you visit the Folklore museum,
you may be able to see the household utensils, models of folkarts,
musical instruments, occupational implements etc.It should be noted that
the Folklore museum is located on the first floor of the Koyikkal
palace. If you visit this Folklore museum, you may be able to see the
different items like brass/copperware, wooden kitchenware, old
manuscripts (thaliyola), the dress & headgear used by the artists of
Ottamthullal, lamp representing the goddess of prosperity (Gajalakshmi)
etc. Apart from this, you may be able to see some other items like
maravuri, chilambu used by Umayama Rani, oorakkudukku, kettuvillakku, a
model of Muthappan theyyam, patayani kolam model, chandravalayam,
nanthuni etc in the Folklore museum of Koyikkal Palace. Location & Visiting hours of Koyikkal Palace
I have already mentioned that Koyikkal Palace is located in Nedumangad, Trivandrum in Kerala. The nearest bus station, railway station & airport are that of Thiruvananthapuram central bus station, Thiruvananthapuram railway station & Thiruvananthapuram International airport respectively. Another fact is that the Koyikkal Palace is located very close to the Nedumangad KSRTC bus station. So the easiest way to reach the palace is by travelling from Thiruvananthapuram to Nedumangad. The visiting hours of this palace is from 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM on all days (except Mondays).
Admission fee
Adults: Rs 5
Children: Rs 2
Video: Rs 700
Camera: Rs 20
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